srf506

Very cool car, it looks a lot like my '85 eurospec. Make sure the corner weights, ride height, and alignment are proper before you start trying to change things on the car. Setting it to the euro ride heights make changes in the camber and toe which in my humble opinion really help the car's handling. Congrats and I hope you have many happy and safe miles in it.

pete77930

drop it down...to euro specs, go with a long neck intercooler, get some h4 headlights, you be amazed by the difference, and have fun. like everyone says, you can do ALOT more, but shes a beauty. enjoy her for now. welcome to the sickness.

jimculp

I took a buddy out in her last night for a highway spin. We got into the boost pretty often, but I never got it close to redline but...

when I parked the car in the garage I let it idle for a couple of minutes for cooldown, and the exhaust started making an intermittent "pop" sound. It was'nt loud, but it would pop every 3-5 seconds. I turned the car off and restarted it- same thing.

This morning I started the car cold (obviously) and the popping did'nt recur, but the car was very hesitant to rev and was running rough.

I'm wondering if I should drive it 10 miles to my local tech, or have it towed. Crap.

ChristianR

Sounds like a misfire or a miss. Could be a sparkplug wire or something simple.

Christian

Bruce M.

Welcome to the jungle....

87turbo911

My car did that...but it was a while ago (I drove it 25-30 miles to my mechanic- just took it easy) and I can't remember just now what the problem was...I don't recall that it was a "big deal" though.

that aside, that's a sweet ride! congratulations!

jimculp

Thanks a lot. I've got it in to the shop and should know the problem today.

diabolos88

Jimculp, very nice ride, I just recently got my 930 as well '88 blk/blk. any plans to mod?

jimculp

I'm looking for a K27 and an upgraded intercooler. I'm also going to re-work the suspension not sure exactly how yet, other than a lowering and upgraded dampers. What are your plans?

Red Rocket

I may have a K27HF for sale soon it has about 5000 miles on it.

diabolos88

k27 and better wheels for now. mine came with an Andial IC , 1bar, euro headers and exhaust, and 964 bumpers.

jimculp

I've heard of ppl re-valving the green dampers and upgrading the torsion bars- are the coil overs the most common suspension upgrade, or do most stick w/ the upgraded torsion/damper solution? Thanks for the help- I'm trying to get suspension parts ordered this week.

My goal w/ the new setup is to lower the car, reduce squat as much as possible w/o making the tail any more skittish (or at least reducing it as much as possible) and eliminating as much roll as possible.

nathanUK '81 930 G50

I didn't answer your question as I hoped someone more knowledgable would.

I think most upgrade to the hollow Torsion bars (sanders) and new dampers.

If you didnt want to lower the car then I think the coil overs would be perfect. But as you need to remove the rear torsion bars to lower the car at the rear maybe you should just replace them with uprated hollow ones. Possibly change dampers too.

Also as you are going to lower the car you will need a 4 wheel alignment including camber & castor. So really you should also have it corner balanced too.

I don't think it's a good idea to remove the torsion bars and rely on coil overs only without having the car welded/strengthened in the rear. I believe the front would not need uprating for coil overs.

Hopefully Stephen or Geoffrey will help us out here with their great advice.

Eric91Z

Where did the pictures go? The only one showing up now is the one of the engine.

Also, any updates on the popping and running rough?

jimculp

No real update. I'm waiting for my B&B IC to be delivered before I take the car back in for the popping noise- it's gotten worse so the car is sitting for now. All the pics are still showing up for me.